Ok, so my friend has a 91 GT and the clutch just went out. He was going to order the Ford Racing King Cobra Clutch kit from AM as seen here:

http://www.americanmuscle.com/kingcobra.html

Part number: Ford Racing M-7560-C302N

I tell him we should look on ebay. We find this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...5870&viewitem=

5.0 KING COBRA CLUTCH KIT 4.6 LX GT MUSTANG 1979-2000

Part Number: BD- # M7560C302

Notice the part number is pretty much identical. Well, he buys it and uses my ebay so it comes to me. Today, I get a box containing a Valero clutch kit...WTF??? Now, taking a second look, I do see the "title" listed as this:

79 - 00 VALEO FMS MUSTANG KING COBRA CLUTCH KIT

Now I went to Valeo's website, and according to them:

Valeo has been a key OE clutch supplier to Ford for many years. Most of the manual transmission Mustangs built over the past 20 years, as well as many of the F-Series 7.3L trucks and SHO Taurus, Thunderbird and other vehicles, have been equipped with a Valeo clutch. Currently, Valeo is the production supplier of the twin disc clutch for the Shelby Mustang.

Is this true? What's weird is that stupid part number listed on the auction (and the FRPP number) are not the same on Valeo's site. Also, the auction says this:

Genuine Valeo / Ford Motorsport King Cobra Clutch Kit

Is this really a King Cobra clutch? Do they really make OE's for Ford? Did my friend just get ripped off???

 

pretty sure iirc, that my KC clutch from 50resto said valeo on it too. you should be fine with that.

 

mine said valeo to and i bought mine from jegs

 

He wants me to ask you guys what your experience has been with it. Idk about you guys, though, but there is nothing on the packaging that I can see that remotely mentions the phrase "king kobra"...

 

careful, Valeo makes OEM stock clutches AND king cobra clutches, theres a article on ebay motors detailing the exact details, more then likely you got a OEM clutch

 

4pc. Kit - Disc, Pressure Plate, T.O. Bearing, Tool
This kit has 60% more clamping force good up to 600HP
15 – 20 Percent less pedal effort compared to a stock ford clutch


thats in the discription of the clutch from Ebay.

so you should be fine.

if you find it to be OEM, get them to replace it with the said "racing" clutch.

they said in there discription that it was a racing clutch, if its not, they have to replace it.

 

my disk from promotion is made by valeo

 

Valeo makes the clutches for Ford....

 

King Cobra clutch is garbage. mine didn't last 3000 miles behind my 347. Centerforce DF ftw.

 

i dont think ive ever heard anything good about the kind cobra clutch. local guys only last a month and half with a couple track outings and some sauce....